Unit 11 Vocabulary <3

Question 1

Allude

Answer 1

V. To refer casually or indirectly

Question 2

Clairvoyant

Answer 2

Adj. supernaturally perceptive

N. One who possesses extra sensory powers, seer

Question 3

Conclusive

Answer 3

Adj. serving to settle an issue, final

Question 4

Disreputable

Answer 4

Adj. not respectable, esteemed

Question 5

Endemic

Answer 5

Adj. native or confined to a particular region or people, characteristic of or prevalent in a field

Question 6

Exemplary

Answer 6

Adj. worthy of imitation, commendable, serving as a model

Question 7

Fathom

Answer 7

V. To understand, get to the bottom of, to determine the depth of
N. A measure of depth of water

Question 8

Guile

Answer 8

N. Treacherous cunning, deceit

Question 9

Integrity

Answer 9

N. Honesty, high moral standards, an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness

Question 10

Itinerary

Answer 10

N. A route of travel, a record of travel, a guidebook

Question 11

Misconstrue

Answer 11

V. To interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

Question 12

Obnoxious

Answer 12

Adj. highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

Question 13

Placate

Answer 13

V. To appeal, soothe, pacify

Question 14

Placid

Answer 14

Adj. calm, peaceful

Question 15

Potent

Answer 15

Adj. powerful, highly effective

Question 16

Pretext

Answer 16

N. A false reason, deceptive excuse

Question 17

Protrude

Answer 17

V. To stick out or thrust forward

Question 18

Reparation

Answer 18

N. A payment made for a wrong or injury

Question 19

Stark

Answer 19

Adj. hars, unrelieved, desolate

Adv. utterly

Question 20

Superficial

Answer 20

Adj. on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow